Martin County has deployed numerous artificial reefs between 2000 and 2007 using a variety of materials. These reefs were placed at various depths and locations off the coast of Martin County to create new marine habitats and increase fish populations. Over 30 new reefs were created which are showing increased benthic growth and attracting a wide variety of fish species. The reefs demonstrate success in enhancing the local marine environment.

1. Martin County’s Artificial Reefs Deployed 2000 to 2007 Lee E. Harris, Ph.D., P.E. and Kerry L. Dillon, Sea Rover Services

3. Distances from St. Lucie Inlet Sea Buoy

5. New Southern Reef Site (2008 Deployments)

6. Reefs Deployed 2000 to 2004 July 17, 2004 Sirotkin 140’ barge Tension Barge June 2 & 28-29, 2004 Sirotkin concrete RR ties Five Peaks RRtie Patches August 7, 2003 Sirotkin tug & 120’ barge High Queen and Zeppo Mar 13, May 9, and June 23, 2003 Sirotkin concrete RR ties Railroad Tie Stack January 21, 2003 Sirotkin 168’ cargo ship Wickstrom Ship April 19, 2002 Sirotkin 140’ barge Tree Barge March 28 & June 28, 2002 Sirotkin concrete tetrahedrons Tetrahedron Patches April 4 and April 25, 2001 Sirotkin concrete tetrahedrons Tetrahedron Stack Reef Summer 2000 Ernst bridge pieces Evans Crary Bridge July-Sept. 2000 Nearshore bridge pieces Mitigation Site C July-Sept. 2000 Nearshore bridge pieces Mitigation Site B July-Sept. 2000 Nearshore bridge pieces Mitigation Site A Deployment Dates Site Materials Reef Name

7. Reefs Deployed 2005 to 2007 Nov. 2006 – Jan. 2007 IR Lagoon bridge pieces PCL River Reef Sirotkin concrete pieces KD Select Reef Ernst concrete pieces 3 New Reefs in Ernst Site Nov.– Dec. 2006 Donaldson bridge pieces PCL Shallow Site October 2006 Sirotkin bridge pieces PCL Deep Site Feb to Aug 2005 Sirotkin bridge pieces Frances Langford Memorial Jan to May 2005 Donaldson bridge pieces Clifton Perry Memorial May 21, 2005 Sirotkin concrete & steel units ReefMaker Tree Barge May 21, 2005 Sirotkin concrete & steel units ReefMaker Patch S May 21, 2005 Sirotkin concrete & steel units ReefMaker Patch C May 21, 2005 Sirotkin concrete & steel units ReefMaker Patch N May 20, 2005 Donaldson concrete & steel units ReefMaker Inlet Barge May 20, 2005 Donaldson concrete & steel units ReefMaker Upside Down Barge May 20, 2005 Donaldson concrete & steel units ReefMaker Traffic Barge May 20, 2005 Donaldson concrete & steel units ReefMaker Cement Barge May 20, 2005 Donaldson concrete & steel units ReefMaker Texas Reef May 18, 2005 Donaldson concrete & steel units ReefMaker Triangle Reef

8. Nearshore Mitigation Reefs A B C Lane Snapper Gray Angelfish Highhat Dwarf Goatfish Red Porgy Black Margate Doctorfish Atlantic Spadefish Common Snook Blue runner Spottail pinfish Beaugregory Grey snapper Sailors Choice Porkfish Barracuda Fish Species Identified: Gag Grouper French Angelfish Intermediate Cardinalfish Spotted Moray Eel Hairy Blenny Tomtates Cubbyu Scorpianfish Sheepshead Southern Flounder Stripped Croaker King Mackerel Goliath Grouper Spiny Lobster Fry(unidentified species) Blue Angelfish

9. Nearshore Mitigation Reefs

10. Nearshore Mitigation Reefs Yellow encrusting sponge Encrusting sponges Unidentified orange sponge Pseudaxinella lunaecharta Sponges Padina spp. Dictyota spp. Brown Algae Botryocladia occidentalis Bryothamnion triquetrum Gelidium americanum Gracilaria mammillaris Red Algae Codium spp. Bryopsis pennata Caulerpa mexicana Green Algae Benthic Species Identified Echinometra lucunter Arbacia punctulata Sea Urchins White colonial tunicate Globular tunicates (Styela spp. – like) Ascidia niger Eudistoma obscuratum Tunicates Phragmatopoma spp. Tubeworms Worms Phyllangia americana Oculina diffusa Carijoa riisei Leptogorgia virgulata Leptogorgia hebes Aglaophenia latecarinata Cnidarians

11. Donaldson Site PCL Shallow

12. ReefMaker Units at Texas Reef Tomtate Goliath Grouper Cubbyu Spadefish Sheepshead Porkfish Blenny Black Seabass Marine Species Identified:

13. ReefMaker Units at Cement Barge Sheepshead porgy Porkfish Southern Sennet Crevalle Jack Highhat Hairy Blenny Goliath Grouper Black Seabass Belted Sandfish Baitfish (2 Types) Tomtate Marine Species Identified:

14. Perry Reef Spotfin Butterfly Snook, common Sheepshead porgy Sheepshead Sergeant Major Round Scad Cigar Minnows Puddingwife Porkfish Lane Snapper Goliath Grouper Gag Grouper Fry (unidentified species) Doctorfish Blue Runner Black Seabass Black Margate Belted Sandfish Beau Gregory Barracuda Amberjack Tomtate Marine Species Identified:

15. Ernst Site

16. 3 New Reefs along Northern Ernst Site

17. Evans Crary Bridge

18. Sirotkin Site PCL Deep

19. ReefMaker Sirotkin Diamonds

20. Tetrahedron & RRtie Stacks and Patches

21. NE Corner Sirotkin Site